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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mahesh Siddappa, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
710 53 ; 710-4 ; 710 52 ;
Abstract
A versatile USB controller comprises a serial interface engine (SIE) for connection with a host. The SIE is capable of simulating a disconnect/connect sequence in situations where a reboot of the device is appropriate. The controller further includes a control store for keeping track of multiple endpoints of a device. A FIFO provides data transfer between each of the endpoints and the host. A state machine provides transaction sequencing with the host for each endpoint. In a variation of the preferred embodiment, a second FIFO is included to provide additional buffering capability.